[ Home loans · India · 2026 ]

Home loans in India.
What they really cost.

What a home loan really costs, what prepaying saves, what a repo-rate change does to it, how much tax it saves, and whether buying beats renting.

Your loan

Monthly EMI–
Total interest–
Total repaid–
Interest in year 1–

Where each year's payments go

Year-by-year table

Prepaying

If the repo rate changes

Most floating-rate home loans are linked to the RBI repo rate (now 5.25%), so a change passes straight into your rate. Banks usually keep the EMI and change the tenure.

Loan left over time

Your loan as entered, with the prepayments above, and with the repo-rate change above.

Tax saved, FY 2026-27

For a salaried person under 60 living in the home. Only the old regime allows home-loan deductions: interest up to ₹2 lakh and principal within the ₹1.5 lakh 80C limit.

Rent or buy?

Buying includes 7% for stamp duty and registration and 0.5% a year for upkeep, and uses the loan rate and tenure above. Renting invests the down payment and, each month, whatever buying would have cost beyond the rent.

Home-loan rates, September 2026

Starting rates for salaried borrowers with good credit scores; most borrowers pay more. Check with the lender before deciding.

Sources: lender rates from Urban Money (updated 28 September 2026) and ICICI Bank; repo rate from the RBI policy of 5 August 2026.